Lantern attachment for buggies.



No. 683,446. Patented on. I, neon.

J. P. CROSBY.

LANTERN ATTACHMENT FOR BUGGIES.

(Application filed ieb. 28, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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JOHN P. CROSBY, OF BELMONT, NEW YORK.

LANTERN ATTACHMENT FOR BUGGIES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 683,446, dated October1, 1901.

Application filed February 23, 1901, Serial No.48,560. N model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN P. CROSBY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Belmont, in the county of Allegany and State of New York,have invented new and usefulImprovements in Lantern Attachments forBuggies, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to lanternholders adapted to be secured to theunder side of a buggy or other vehicle body.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of the characternamed of simple and inexpensive construction which will securely supporta lantern and may be readily opened to release the lantern without themanipulation of thumb-screws or like clamping devices.

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafterin connection with the accompanying drawings, which form part of thisspecification, and its novel features will be defined in the appendedclaims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of alantern-holderembodying the invention secured to a vehicle-body with a lanternsuspended therefrom. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same, and Fig. 3is a view in perspective of the holder detached from the vehicle andwith the lantern removed.

The reference-numeral 1 designates a plate or bracket formed adjacent toits ends with bolt-holes 2 and having depending from one side thereof apair of arms 3, the lower ends of which are each formed with asemicircular recess 4. These arms 3 constitute station ary jaws adaptedto cooperate with a pair of movable jaws 5, depending from the ends of aplate 6. The inner sides of the jaws 5 are formed with semicircularrecesses 7, which, together with the recesses 4 of the arms 3,constitute circular seats for the frame 8 of a lantern.

The plate 6 is pivotally secured to the plate 1 by means of a lug 9,projecting centrally from the upper side of the plate 6 and formed withan opening registering with the perforations of a pair of perforatedcars 10, depending from the underside of the plate 1, a pivotpin 11connecting said lug and ears.

The plate 6 is formed with a handle exten sion 12, by means of which thejaws 5 are opened, and a coil-spring 13 is interposed between the plates1 and 6 to normally hold the jaws 5 in closed position, the ends of thesaid spring being secured to the plates by any suitable means.-

The plate 1 is secured to the under side of a buggy or other vehicle,preferably'to the body 14 thereof, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, by bolts15.

The spring 13 forces the lower ends of the jaws 5 against the lower endsof the arms 3 and the projecting edge 16 of the plate 6 into contactwith the upper portions of said arms 3, thus firmly securing the frameof the lantern in suspended position. By raising the handle extension 12of the pivoted plate 6 the jaws 5 are opened to permit the removal ofthe lantern, as will be obvious from the drawings. The jaws areautomatically retracted when the handle 12 is released, and the quickand simple manipulation of the device to at tach or detach the lanternis a characteristic feature of the improvement.

I claim- 1. A lantern-holder comprising a stationary plate adapted to besecured to a vehicle; arms depending from said plate recessed at theirlower ends; a plate pivotal] y secured to the under side of thestationary plate; jaws depending therefrom recessed at their lower ends;a handle projecting from said pivoted plate; and a spring interposedbetween said plate.

2. A lantern-holder comprising a stationary plate adapted to be securedto a vehicle; arms depending from said plate and recessed at their lowerends; a pair of perforated ears depending from the under surface of saidplate; a plate located below said stationary plate and having anupwardly-projecting lug fitting between said ears and having an openingregistering with the perforations of the ears; a pivot-pin connectingthe lug and ears; recessed jaws depending from the pivoted plate; ahandle projecting from said pivoted plate; and a spring interposedbetween said plates.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN P. CROSBY.

Witnesses:

E. L. LEWIS, F. J. HAWLEY.

